On 24 April 2024, the UK Takeover Panel published PCP 2024/1 ("PCP 2024/1"), in which it is consulting on a significant narrowing of the types of companies that will be subject to the Takeover Code (the “Code”) - i.e., as...more
4/29/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Residency Test ,
Securities ,
Shareholders ,
Takeover Code ,
Takeovers ,
UK
On 23 January 2024, Snowden LJ handed down the Court of Appeal's judgment in the Adler Restructuring Plan case - AGPS Bondco plc - overturning the sanctioning of the Plan by the High Court in April 2023....more
2/5/2024
/ Cramdown ,
Creditors ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Insolvency ,
Jurisdiction ,
Lenders ,
Liquidation ,
Pari Passu ,
Restructuring ,
Shareholders ,
UK
Last week the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by DnaNudge Ltd against the first instance decision in Ventura Capital GP Ltd v DnaNudge Ltd which invalidated an attempt by the ordinary shareholders in the company to...more
On 3 May 2023, the FCA published its consultation CP23/10*** setting out revised "semi-final" proposals for its listing segments reform. These follow on from its discussion paper DP22/2 published a year ago, which itself...more
Earlier this month the High Court had to consider -
- how two particular provisions in articles of association operated together (or in conflict), and
- the statutory right (under s. 633, Companies Act 2006 ("s....more
The recent "summary judgment" litigation between MetalRNG plc and BriefENERGY Holdings LLP (and others) has provided some further clarity on what "is to be acquired" means for the purposes of the section 190 Companies Act...more